Military marriage, the last big man married the soldier king, the stronger the stronger

The day after paying the public grain tax, the Victory Brigade had a holiday. This is the good thing about the Northeast, with only one harvest of grain a year, the time spent on farm work is greatly reduced.

There is no work in the team, and the next task for the members is mainly to stock up on firewood and food in preparation for the winter.

The firewood on the mountain is not freely cut by the villagers. The villagers are allowed to cut firewood in the outer area, but once they enter the deep mountain area, they are not allowed to cut firewood. If they are caught by the forest rangers, they will be sent to the commune and locked up.

Fortunately, the mountains near the Shengli Brigade are covered with pine trees. At this season, the mountains and forests are full of thick pine trees. As long as people are diligent, there is no shortage of firewood.

The black soil is vast and fertile, and the grain yield is high. Unless there is a natural disaster, it will not be a problem for people to have enough food and clothing.

Otherwise, why would people have crossed the Guandong back then?

It is truly worthy of the title of China’s granary.

Bao Zhiguo and Li Caiying took advantage of the holiday to go to the town to buy things for Jiang Yan's hot pot.

I also need to go to the commune to see if the leaders have any new instructions.

Communications were not well developed at that time. Apart from the post office, only the commune had a telephone, and the production teams did not have one. Therefore, the production team leader had to run to the town every now and then to receive a notice, hold a meeting, etc., and all the notices had to be issued by manpower.

Despite this, Bao Zhiguo was very content. What kind of life did everyone live before? Not only did they not have enough to eat, but they also had to endure the war and live in fear every day.

Now that the people are in charge, life will get better day by day.

Bao Zhiguo drove the car slowly to the town. Li Caiying took Bao Tielu to the Gongsuo Society to buy things, while Bao Zhiguo went all the way to the commune.

Huang Fendou was explaining something to Wang Guanghui. When he saw Bao Zhiguo coming, a smile appeared on his face.

"Bao Zhiguo, you came just in time."

Bao Zhiguo was shocked. He just stopped by to take a look, but he didn't expect the secretary to really want to see him for something! Could it be that he asked them to repair the canal and reservoir again?

It's going to be cold soon, so we can't do this work now!

Thinking of this, Bao Zhiguo felt a little better.

"Secretary, what's up?"

Secretary Wang said happily: "That's a good thing."

"Yes, it's a good thing! The educated youth in your team is called Jiang Yan." Huang Fendou said with emotion: "This young comrade is amazing. From what I know, she has rescued abducted children before and helped Dai Dachun and others solve cases, right?"

Speaking of these, Bao Zhiguo knew them all and reported them to Huang Fendou in detail.

"Yes, Xiao Jiang is a highly conscious educated youth. Although she is a female comrade, she is bold and careful, better than many male comrades. Not only did she save the abducted children and help solve the case, but when she went to the county town, she also saved hostages and caught robbers."

"I've heard about this, too." Huang Fendou said in disbelief, "I've also seen Comrade Xiao Jiang. He looks so weak, but I didn't expect he has real skills."

Huang Fendou was happy. “The county’s commendation came down because Jiang Yan saved the hostages and subdued the gangster who had gunpowder wrapped around his body, thus avoiding greater casualties. So the county bureau applied to the municipal bureau to give Comrade Jiang Yan a commendation.” Not only was there an honor, but there were also benefits.

Bao Zhiguo's eyes lit up, "Really? That's great."

"The county has decided to hold a commendation meeting to establish models and examples for the new era. This is an honor for Comrade Jiang Yan, and also an honor for your Shengli Brigade."

"Thank you, leader. This is indeed a good thing." Bao Zhiguo looked proud. "I would like to thank you on behalf of the educated youth Xiao Jiang."

"Why thank me? I didn't contribute anything, and I didn't pay any money. The commendation meeting was decided by the county leaders. The reward for Comrade Yu Jiangyan was also paid by the county. I didn't help at all."

There are also rewards!

Will you give money?

But according to past experience, giving a notebook and a pen is pretty good.

"Leader, what can I give you?"

"How should I know? If you ask me, who should I ask?"

"That's a big deal, what day will it be?"

"Number 19."

Bao Zhiguo counted the days and said, "That means there are only three days left."

"Yes, so you should ask Comrade Jiang Yan to prepare. He will have to make a speech at the commendation meeting. You should go with him then, so that your Victory Brigade can stand out."

"Oh, I got it." Bao Zhiguo looked happy and went to pick up Li Caiying happily.

Li Caiying bought a lot of things. She carried a basket and a back basket. Bao Tielu took even more. He held a sack in each hand, which was filled to the brim. No one knew what they bought.

The two waited for a long time and finally saw Bao Zhiguo. He parked the car in front of the supply and marketing cooperative with a happy face and said, "Hurry up and get in the car."

Bao Tielu put the sack on the car and took the things from Li Caiying's hand.

After the mother and daughter got into the car, Bao Zhiguo waved the whip and drove steadily out of the town.

The more Li Caiying thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She couldn't help but ask, "Did you get something good from your visit to the commune? Why are you so excited?"

"It's a good thing."

"Really?"

"How could it be false?"

The first thing Li Caiying thought of was the forest farm's work quota. "Have the work quotas been released?"

Before Bao Zhiguo could say anything, Li Caiying said impatiently, "I'm telling you, you can't give up this job no matter what! My second son's military service was ruined because of you. I don't need you to help me get a back door, just compete fairly."

Being able to work as a worker in a forest farm means having a stable job in the country. Your future prospects cannot be bad, and you can also be looked up to by others if you propose marriage.

"It's not that." Bao Zhiguo thought to himself, this old woman has long hair and short knowledge, she only thinks about her own little plans and never thinks about anything big.

"No? What's that that makes you so happy?"

"It's the educated youth Xiao Jiang." Bao Zhiguo told him that the county was going to hold a commendation meeting to praise Jiang Yan. "Who should be recognized as advanced? This is not only an honor for the educated youth Xiao Jiang, but also an honor for our Shengli Brigade."

Li Caiying's heart was beating very fast, and she couldn't help but pat her thigh, "Oh my god, the educated youth Jiang is so amazing."

People of this era place great importance on honors. Anyone can get the title of advanced worker if they want to. Can a commendation meeting be held just like that?

Li Caiying felt ashamed when she thought about how she had originally wanted Jiang Yan to be her daughter-in-law. She looked at Bao Tielu, who was sitting next to her. He was dark-skinned, had a clear face and empty eyes, and she felt an indescribable disgust in her heart.

What was she thinking at the time? How could she have such an idea?

Bao Tielu had no idea what was going on, he just felt that his mother's look was a little creepy.

"What, what happened?"